From the day
On the date
Sunday, February 18, 1979
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The Headlines
FILM VIEW
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
Rod Stewart
#1 at the box office
The Warriors
$1,963,705
The must-have
Sony Walkman
On This Day
Richard Petty wins a then-record sixth Daytona 500 after leaders Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough crash on the final lap of the first NASCAR race televised live flag-to-flag.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Toni Morrison (1931)
- Alessandro Volta (1745)
- John Travolta (1954)
- Ramakrishna (1836)
- Mary I of England (1516)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
discostreakyuppie
Trucker Cb
10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey
Funk Soul
can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey
Tech Check
Sony Walkman, Spreadsheet (VisiCalc) & Cellular Network (1G).
Cost of Living (1975)
Loaf of Bread
$0.36
Gallon of Gas
$0.57
Average Home
$39,300
New Car
$4,950
Time Elapsed
17,274 days ago
(47 years, 119 days)